Records from 1996 to 2012. Most recent: inspection, 17 July 2012.
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it2230 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
2230 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
4980 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
4980 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
9724 - Displacement, Ton
7305 - Dead Weight, Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Inspection history · 20
17 July 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4383804
12 June 2012
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4341596
15 May 2012
COE-Administrative
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4312566
26 February 2012
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4251432
14 February 2012
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4244136
14 February 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4252673
3 February 2012
ISPS III Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4235893
23 January 2012
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4229720
11 February 2011
COE-Offshore · ISPS I Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3939454
29 January 2011
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3937159
11 January 2011
PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3924989
28 November 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3899645
29 October 2010
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3880536
22 July 2007
ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · MARPOL Annex V Examination · PII Safety Exam · MARPOL Annex I Examination
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3003162
21 July 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3002397
23 January 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 731126
21 January 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 73733
12 January 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSFO Portsmouth · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 285888
31 March 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 276402
28 September 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 395754
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Coamings
Issued 14 February 2012
Resolved
Ship is to control the discharge of oil. Fuel oil observed discharging into the water outside the ships hull via the starboard side thermal fluid heater line on deck. The thermal fluid heater line is enclosed into the hull and during transfers, leaks an undertermined amount of oil inside the vessel hull structure creating an oil leak on deck and inside the hull structure.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 14 March 2012
Resolved 9 April 2012
Resolution: Recieved class report attesting to proper repairs and visually verified repairs.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Deck Rail
Issued 3 February 2012
Resolved
0999-Other(safety in general)-Efficient guard rails or bulwarks shall be fitted to all exposed parts of the freeboard and superstructure decks. PSCO observed a 25 foot section of hand rail missing on starboard side of cargo hold #1-ICLL Annex I/25
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 24 February 2012
Resolved 16 February 2012
Resolution: Received class report from LR satisfying the requirement.
Communications › Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) › Transmission Unit
Issued 3 February 2012
Resolved
1599-Other (navigator-Systems and equipment used to meet the requirements of this regulation shall conform to performance standards and functional requirements. Master was able to provide testing report for LRIT from Pole Star, but no LRIT Conformance Test Report certificate. Provide clarification from certificate issuing authority attesting to the acceptance of test report-SOLAS 74a V/19-1
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 24 February 2012
Resolved 4 February 2012
Resolution: Received, reviewed, and accepted LRIT Conformance Test Report issued to vessel on 7 August 2009
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Piping
Issued 3 February 2012
Resolved
0899-Acid prev(other)-Each transfer pipe system must not leak under static liquid pressure test at 1.5 times MAWP. The frequency of the test must be annually. The vessel cannot provide documentation attesting to the pipe being hydrostatically testing to 1.5 times MAWP. Provide documentation attesting to proper test prior to bunkering or lube oil transfer in US-33 CFR 156-.170
Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Resolved 7 February 2012
Resolution: Received, reviewed, and accepted certificate from vessel attesting to completion of hydrostatic test to 1.5 times MAWP.
Operations/Management › EPA Vessel General Permit (VGP) › 1.5.1-VGP Notice of Intent (NOI)
Issued 3 February 2012
Resolved
9900-Other (not clearly hazardous)-The vsl master and senior crew on board could not produce a VGP and did not appear to be aware of the requirements outlined in the VGP. PSCO provided the master and crew with a copy of the EPA VGP fact sheet-33 USC 1251
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 3 February 2012
Resolution: This deficiency is considered corrected as the vessel''s master was advised of US EPA VGP requirements.
Operations/Management › EPA Vessel General Permit (VGP) › 4.1.1-Routine Visual Inspections
Issued 3 February 2012
Resolved
9900-Other (not clearly hazardous)-Vsl's must complete visual inspections IAW section 4 of the VGP. The master/crew could not produce documentation that the visual inspections have been conducted or recorded. The PSCO advised the master that the vsl must complete routine visual inspections weekly and comprehensive annual inspections-33 USC 1251 and VGP Part 4
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 3 February 2012
Resolution: This deficiency is considered corrected as the vessel''s master was advised of US EPA VGP requirements.
Fire Fighting › Structural - A Class Divisions › Doors
Issued 11 January 2011
Resolved
"A" Class Divisions are divisions formed by bulkheads and decks which comply and shall be constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame. While conducting exam, fire resistant doors (A-0) on decks E, C, B, A, Engine room and Bridge on the vertical passage way where found not being fully capable of fully closing.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 January 2011
Resolved 20 January 2011
Resolution: MSU Lake Charles conducted a Deficiency Follow Up Exam on the M/V CFC FORCE located at City Docks. Cleared deficiency issued by our office after seeing the successful closing of the A-0 Fire Resistant Door along the ship''s main vertical passage way.